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and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the work of rebuilding in afghanistan, helping rebuild the infrastructure and hopefully allowing them to one day thrive independently. common sense and financial prudentens says the u.s. should not be subject to taxation for the rebuilding efforts it is paying for. and that was what we were getting at with this amendment. mr. kingston: i think the point that you have raised is a very valid point and something that's very good discussion matter. unfortunately, we believe that it is authorizing an appropriation as the chair has confirmed. but that probably, the concern far more than the philosophi
and afghanistan prohibiting afghanistan from taxing u.s. subcontractors doing work in afghanistan. so this ban on levying taxes would apply to all subcontractors that may not have direct contracts with afghanistan. in other words, if a company is working on a project funded by the u.s. department of defense, whether that company is a prime contractor or subcontractor, that company should not be subject to taxes from the afghan government. seems pretty simple. these are the contractors doing the...
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even in afghanistan they call the areas where they're doing all the bombing the tribal areas. i want you to speak to the fact that indigenous people around the world are being if under attack. er attack. and is there some way we can get this out into the press so they can understand that this should be stopped immediately? >> guest: well, what you're saying was true. >> guest: what you are saying is true. i was just in norway and the performance with a nsga woman in india under attack by the burmese. i think what it is, there's always the land hunger and indigenous people are vulnerable. there are resources that others want. for instance, in i think it is coaster rica, covered the land and animals and oil. so what we think about is the oil in the gulf. we don't realize that is happening in other regions as well. it should be published. it should be in papers. it is very difficult to have that information. one book that i read was by hawkins. i am sure you remember him from long ago. or maybe not. the same thing is going on -- in a way it is not just indigenous people that are
even in afghanistan they call the areas where they're doing all the bombing the tribal areas. i want you to speak to the fact that indigenous people around the world are being if under attack. er attack. and is there some way we can get this out into the press so they can understand that this should be stopped immediately? >> guest: well, what you're saying was true. >> guest: what you are saying is true. i was just in norway and the performance with a nsga woman in india under...
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health of global jihad has claimed responsibility tonight in response to the country's involvement in afghanistan and in a separate attack up to thirty bodies no it's been reported have been reported by witnesses after a loaded gun when opened fire at a youth rally outside the capital. also e.u. leaders agreeing on a second bailout for greece sparked fears over the union delving deeper into debt with experts predicting it's now up to growing economies to dominate global finance . welcome it's eleven pm this is our team our name is kevin owen here in moscow with the top story in the main news dominating norway's been shaken by double terror attacks tonight first the center of all those been hit by huge blast bomb and the blast damaged parliamentary buildings including the prime minister's office where at least seven were killed but the pm himself is said to be not then a gunman one of the shooting spree at a youth camp by witnesses report claims of up to thirty there that may have been killed police say they fear there may also be explosives in the grounds are says general logan is in oslo she joi
health of global jihad has claimed responsibility tonight in response to the country's involvement in afghanistan and in a separate attack up to thirty bodies no it's been reported have been reported by witnesses after a loaded gun when opened fire at a youth rally outside the capital. also e.u. leaders agreeing on a second bailout for greece sparked fears over the union delving deeper into debt with experts predicting it's now up to growing economies to dominate global finance . welcome it's...
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india has some being hunted down more or less, and native indians in brazil, even in afghanistan, they call the areas where they are doing all the bombing, they are tribal areas, and i wondered if you could just speak to the fact that indigenous people all over the world are under attack, and is there some way that we can get this out into the press so understand that this should be stopped immediately. >> guest: well, what you're saying is true. i was just in norway, and i did a performance with asami person and a woman from india. she's a naga, that's the name of their indigenous nation under attack by the burmese, and i think what it is is there's always the land hunger, the need -- taking over for land, and the indoing nows people are -- indigenous people are vulnerable because they're in isolated areas or places they were sent that suddenly have resources available that others want. for instance, chevron has in, i think, it's costa rica has just covered the people, the land, the water, and the animals in oil so what we think about is the oil in the gulf, but we don't realize that
india has some being hunted down more or less, and native indians in brazil, even in afghanistan, they call the areas where they are doing all the bombing, they are tribal areas, and i wondered if you could just speak to the fact that indigenous people all over the world are under attack, and is there some way that we can get this out into the press so understand that this should be stopped immediately. >> guest: well, what you're saying is true. i was just in norway, and i did a...
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only the second recipient of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. he was in a raid on taliban compound and we want to show you live pictures of the east room at the white house where the president is about to speak. he is the ninth service member to receive the nation's highest award of valor in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and just before the break, you were talking about how many states in the heat wave? >> at least 22 and roads buckle and we understand the water pipes are breaking in oklahoma citi city because the demands for water several mains have broken like this one. 12 inch pipe that burst and look on how the water is shooting up 40 feet in the air. maybe they can charge money and called it old faithful of oklahoma but they definitely need the water to stay cool. it will last throughout the rest of the week and cool weather will last a lot longer, too. once we get the heat out of wear >> live look from mount tamalpais looking down on sausalito, tiburon and belvedere but a nice deck of clouds for the rest of us, covering for downtown
only the second recipient of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. he was in a raid on taliban compound and we want to show you live pictures of the east room at the white house where the president is about to speak. he is the ninth service member to receive the nation's highest award of valor in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and just before the break, you were talking about how many states in the heat wave? >> at least 22 and roads buckle and we understand the water pipes are...
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only the second recipient of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. he was in a raid on taliban compound and we want to show you live pictures of the east room at the white house where the president is about to speak. he is the ninth service member to receive the nation's highest award of valor in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and just before the break, you were talking about how many states in the heat wave? >> at least 22 and roads buckle and we understand the water pipes are breaking in oklahoma citi city because the demands for water several mains have broken like this one. 12 inch pipe that burst and look on how the water is shooting up 40 feet in the air. maybe they can charge money and called it old faithful of oklahoma but they definitely need the water to stay cool. it will last throughout the rest of the week and cool weather will last a lot longer, too. once we get the heat out of wear >> live look from mount tamalpais looking down on sausalito, tiburon and belvedere but a nice deck of clouds for the rest of us, covering for downtown
only the second recipient of the wars in iraq and afghanistan. he was in a raid on taliban compound and we want to show you live pictures of the east room at the white house where the president is about to speak. he is the ninth service member to receive the nation's highest award of valor in the wars in iraq and afghanistan. >> and just before the break, you were talking about how many states in the heat wave? >> at least 22 and roads buckle and we understand the water pipes are...
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they have claimed by the afghan government to be shelling into afghanistan. they say they have withdrawn all cooperation with the u.s. on the strikes and so on. do you think that we are building? >> i do, actually. everyone has stepped back from the abyss after looking into it and realizing once again that we have again a very important objectives, many of which we share and we need to focus on those and move forward. >> the campaign in afghanistan has been a long slog. there has been a huge price paid in lives and money. do you think that the patience of the u.s., the u.k., nato will hold out over the next few years? do you see exhaustion set in end? >> this has been a long war, no question. our countries have shown enormous determination and persistence. my sense is that if that progress continues, if the people recognize that this enables us to achieve our important objective, they will continue to provide the support. this is incumbent upon us and our partners to continue to build on that progress so that we can be very clearly seen by all of those back h
they have claimed by the afghan government to be shelling into afghanistan. they say they have withdrawn all cooperation with the u.s. on the strikes and so on. do you think that we are building? >> i do, actually. everyone has stepped back from the abyss after looking into it and realizing once again that we have again a very important objectives, many of which we share and we need to focus on those and move forward. >> the campaign in afghanistan has been a long slog. there has...
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well they certainly are all the more recent to continue the war in afghanistan and the new war is that nato countries are involved in against your movement in somalia of course the libya operation going on is a good reason to say well these muslim terrorists will go after anybody they'll do it in their own countries they'll do it in america they'll do it across europe if we're if we don't target these people and get rid of them we'll keep inciting these incidents and killing innocent people and the trouble to scare them that people in countries especially in america believe this when in fact i know for a fact there's stories that written about the innocent people challenge that america was written about dozens of them falsely charged all of them muslims mostly occasionally a woman. written about it least five dozen of them i have yet to find a single person of any crime but they're all in christian some of them serving ways terms the public is traumatized in the imperial wars go war and these are just scandal it's it's a court topic clearly i deal with all the time ok silliman i know y
well they certainly are all the more recent to continue the war in afghanistan and the new war is that nato countries are involved in against your movement in somalia of course the libya operation going on is a good reason to say well these muslim terrorists will go after anybody they'll do it in their own countries they'll do it in america they'll do it across europe if we're if we don't target these people and get rid of them we'll keep inciting these incidents and killing innocent people and...
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. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an entrepreneur and a dressmakers because there was nothing else women were to able to do. >> host: the interesting thing is she had never sewn before and became a successful dressmaker. >> guest: in the course of spending years going back and forth in afghanistan writing the book which i really think celebrates the unsung heroines whose stories are never told during the war. what i learned is that she realized pretty quickly on that she was actually sort of lousy seamstress but she was a really good businesswoman, and the seamstresses kept coming to her house, the young and girls who knew the families were counti
. >> it's a story about afghanistan but it's about one woman and one family in afghanistan so it really personalizes some of the challenges of that country. it's called the dressmakers of speed and tells the story of >> guest: it tells the story of a young woman who is supposed to be a teacher and ended up becoming an entrepreneur because there were so tough on so many people and she was left as the head of a family with five brothers and sisters counting on her and she became an...
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his first time since deploying to afghanistan. in his hometown of dalton, georgia, he's become something of a local hero. >> i can't go to a restaurant without getting, you're the guy i saw on tv or if the paper. >> reporter: but he's unwavering in his focus. >> it's about the marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen at walter reed going through what i'm going through. it's about letting people knkn that, to me. part of thats also all the marines, soldiers, sailers, and airmen that have died. not for any other reason but to save the lives of the men around them. >> reporter: when we visit him at home in georgia, it's the first time we have seen him standing on his own since afghanistan. good to see you. >> good to see you, too. >> reporter: you're standing up! he trains every day with ta grop of close friends. >> it's not a walk. it's more of a waddle. >> reporter: it allows him to be with his 2-year-old son, braden, who has barely known his daddy. >> i think of the one good thing i have done in life when i think of braden. then with al
his first time since deploying to afghanistan. in his hometown of dalton, georgia, he's become something of a local hero. >> i can't go to a restaurant without getting, you're the guy i saw on tv or if the paper. >> reporter: but he's unwavering in his focus. >> it's about the marines, soldiers, sailors, airmen at walter reed going through what i'm going through. it's about letting people knkn that, to me. part of thats also all the marines, soldiers, sailers, and airmen that...
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officials who have talked about being in afghanistan four years into the future despite a two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline may recall their forehead at the assumptions involved in reid's calculations but even without speculating about war policy in the future there is plenty of evidence now that these numbers are imaginary defense savings are based on a congressional budget office estimate that puts the bill for the wars to close to one point seven trillion dollars over the next ten years ok here's the problem as the cvo report obtained by foreign policy's blog the cable shows this as timid is based on simple math with no connection to any policy realities they just took this year's cost for the wars and added inflation for every year in the future and if the cable points. the reality is that it is impossible to estimate the costs of the war because policy questions remain unanswered and this projection is a very high one which means most likely those savings are imagined now the numbers are what a former clinton administration budget leader gordon adams writes are what bu
officials who have talked about being in afghanistan four years into the future despite a two thousand and fourteen withdrawal deadline may recall their forehead at the assumptions involved in reid's calculations but even without speculating about war policy in the future there is plenty of evidence now that these numbers are imaginary defense savings are based on a congressional budget office estimate that puts the bill for the wars to close to one point seven trillion dollars over the next...
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money spent in afghanistan end iraq. i do not believe that members who are willing to spend almost without limit should be telling older people to feel embarrassed about getting adequate medical care. >> i now recognize the subcommittee chair, mr. paul and also to acknowledge that he has announced that at the end of this term he will be leaving congress. i am sure that came as quite a disappointment to the federal reserve. >> mr. paul and i have worked on opposition on some issues and together on some others. he has spent an extraordinarily valuable member. i will miss him. he presided costs you have the privilege ofvithe presiding over a committee with three presidential candidates. >> somebody had told me that announcement will put a smile on chairman bernanke's face. and his staff. they are all smiling. i thank the chairman for yielding. the country today has become very much aware of how serious our problems are. everybody understands that it is very, very serious. it is critical. from my viewpoint, the country is li
money spent in afghanistan end iraq. i do not believe that members who are willing to spend almost without limit should be telling older people to feel embarrassed about getting adequate medical care. >> i now recognize the subcommittee chair, mr. paul and also to acknowledge that he has announced that at the end of this term he will be leaving congress. i am sure that came as quite a disappointment to the federal reserve. >> mr. paul and i have worked on opposition on some issues...
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policy for pakistan and afghanistan when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about what afghanistan needs right now has nothing to do with surging or at least surging american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now is a wake up call and is the only way to re-unite all tribes and factions and the only way to save afghanistan from now or grandparents he is to come down to the top level negotiations pakistani military to read it boy rolled off american ground forces from afghanistan to sergeant part of pakistan along their pakistani indian border there and to lead their pakistani rancher corps to change their position within the. some accusations which even if they might be proved false can still prove fatal to your reputation as the former i.m.f. chief and his cost online talk show host laurie hoffa missed last new york what this means for people's definition when things go too far. is the actual assault cases of d.m.k. angelina's fans are getting a lot of coverage in the news do you think it's right for women or men to report any sexual en
policy for pakistan and afghanistan when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about what afghanistan needs right now has nothing to do with surging or at least surging american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now is a wake up call and is the only way to re-unite all tribes and factions and the only way to save afghanistan from now or grandparents he is to come down to the top level negotiations pakistani military to read it boy rolled off...
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policy for pakistan and afghanistan and when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan afghanistan need right now has nothing to do with the surgeon or d. surgeon american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now is a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all the tribes and all the factions the only way to save and again a stand from narco chaos he is to come down to the top level negotiations with the pakistani military to radical i the american ground forces from afghanistan to the southern part off take your stank along there i can stand it and warner and to lead the pakistani volunteer corps to take their position with then push through mr. some accusations which even if they might the force can still prove they can see a reputation as the former chief minister his cost online talk show host or a half an ist york what this means for people's definition of when things go too far. is that's the cases of d.m.k. and telling us pounds are getting a lot of coverage than it is do you think it's right for women or men to rep
policy for pakistan and afghanistan and when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan afghanistan need right now has nothing to do with the surgeon or d. surgeon american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now is a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all the tribes and all the factions the only way to save and again a stand from narco chaos he is to come down to the top level negotiations with the pakistani military to...
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but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very careful when a make a statement about the caveat because i don't mean in any way to cut down on the bravery of the troops who are helping us americans out there. and the germans are not very willing to fight because of a historical precedent. it is very difficult for the germans to get over second world war history. please don't and feud any other motive into that. so now you have a copy ought with afghanistan where we're not prepared to use the allies because it is a different kind of four in technology have left them behind and estonia started to do something th
but the united nations says nato took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find another find of the coffee out. it turns out -- caveat. it turns out some allies simply do not wish to make more where there were no shooting battles. some did it one to fight unless they have helicopters there were all of these rules than pretty soon we started to see the folks who wanted to send soldiers out to the field to have almost insulting checklist so this starts to develop in buy the way i am very...
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we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the federal government. so certainly drawing a line in the sand against increasing this country's debt and against raising taxes is not an extreme position. it actually represents the desires of the mainstream of america. >> james, the president painted out to be the pragmatic centrist here. he said i'm willing to make the liberals angry too. but we have to get something done. he's in a tough position right now. how does he sort of find a way to reconcile this with this countdown ticking? >> well, i think he is in a tough position and i think a lot of repu
we entered wars in iraq and afghanistan. but i think after 9/11, there was an understanding in congress the debt ceiling was raised during those years. >> right. >> now, the public is -- you know, really the place where the far right of the republican party, the tea party caucus, if you will, the traditional republican establishment and the vast majority of independent voters, the place where there is the most consensus among those groups is around the size and the cost of the...
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policy for pakistan and afghanistan when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan afghanistan need right now has nothing to do with surging or d. surging american forces on the ground we're never going to stand really needs right now is a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all tribes and all other factions the only way to save afghanistan from narco couse is to conduct the top level negotiations with the pakistani military to reddit ploy the american ground forces from afghanistan to southern part of pakistan along their pakistani border and to lead the pakistani raunchier corps to take their position within bush doing this stuff. some of his ations which even if they might be proved false can still prove fatal to your reputation as a former i.m.f. chief minister has cost on line the talk show host of their home for the last people in new york what this means for people's definition when things go too far. the sexual assault cases of d s k angelina sons are getting a lot of coverage in the news do you think it's right for women or men to
policy for pakistan and afghanistan when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan afghanistan need right now has nothing to do with surging or d. surging american forces on the ground we're never going to stand really needs right now is a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all tribes and all other factions the only way to save afghanistan from narco couse is to conduct the top level negotiations with the pakistani military to reddit ploy the...
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policy for pakistan and afghanistan and when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan what afghanistan needs right now has nothing to do with surging or the surging american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now he's a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all the tribes and all the factions the only way to save afghanistan from narco pass he is to come down to the top level negotiations be the pakistani military to read employ the bulk of american ground forces from afghanistan to southern part of pakistan along their pakistan india and border and to lead the pakistani volunteer corps continued their position within our students that. there are some accusations that even if true or false can still prove fatal to a reputation for i.m.f. chief knows to his detriment. people in new york what this means for people's definition of when things go too far. is that cases of d.m.k. and silliness dons are getting a lot of coverage than it is do you think it's right for women or men to report anything actually encountered a fe
policy for pakistan and afghanistan and when it comes to peace and security in afghanistan you have to think about pakistan what afghanistan needs right now has nothing to do with surging or the surging american forces on the ground when afghanistan really needs right now he's a wake up call and it's the only way to re-unite all the tribes and all the factions the only way to save afghanistan from narco pass he is to come down to the top level negotiations be the pakistani military to read...
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among them, al jazeera. >> i do not think the afghanistan or the iraq war is justified islamicly. and i do not ink, and believe, that i can participate in any war that the u.s. army partakes or involves itself in. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, military officials were concerned about so-called radical same, abdo has been overheard making. he was also known to talk about anwar al awlaki, who is hiding in yemen and believed to be plotting attacks against the u.s. many consider awlaki america's number one enemy. still, despipi those suspicions, abdo disappeared and went awol on the fourth of july. police now know that he came here to killeen, texas, and checked into this hotel. and tuesday, he took a dtaxi to this gun shop, guns galore, the same store where the alleged shooter bought his weapons in 2009. about beau bought six canisters of gun powder, three boxes of shotgun ammunition and a mag sooeb for a semiautomatic pistol. >> he arrives in a taxi, okay? that's -- that's flag number one. he purr chachases a product tha has little of no knowledge of. that's flag number two. an
among them, al jazeera. >> i do not think the afghanistan or the iraq war is justified islamicly. and i do not ink, and believe, that i can participate in any war that the u.s. army partakes or involves itself in. >> reporter: sources tell abc news, military officials were concerned about so-called radical same, abdo has been overheard making. he was also known to talk about anwar al awlaki, who is hiding in yemen and believed to be plotting attacks against the u.s. many consider...
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base be closed but madness is a crucial strategic hub for supplying coalition troops in afghanistan. the issue of the american presence became a bare faced bargaining chip in talks between the black kiev government and the us state department as such u.s. cargo planes continue to take off from curtis territory. those crooks should have been brought to justice instead they contest elections we the young people of the cookies republic have been under the yoke of corrupt regimes for years we have fed up with the continuing cycle of deceit we have taken part in the latest revolution to topple the criminal regime and pay for it in our blood. in two thousand and ten rallies in central bishkek became just as routine as the changing of the guards kurdistan's political life gathered strength following the second revolution it took scores of political parties only a few months to emerge on the political scene in order to contest parliamentary seats. the prospect of new elections inspired both hope and anxiety it was obvious to many that those who lost might stir up the people to take to the st
base be closed but madness is a crucial strategic hub for supplying coalition troops in afghanistan. the issue of the american presence became a bare faced bargaining chip in talks between the black kiev government and the us state department as such u.s. cargo planes continue to take off from curtis territory. those crooks should have been brought to justice instead they contest elections we the young people of the cookies republic have been under the yoke of corrupt regimes for years we have...
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in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scales in two thousand and seven as hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as our team is going to reports there is concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers like this iraqi man son nine year old arab league. khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot life they were trying to kill everyone they can see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre to other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her retake human rights violations includin
in afghanistan than anyone else and has been implicated in a number of scales in two thousand and seven as hired guns were accused of shooting dad seventeen unarmed civilians in baghdad despite a lengthy legal process no one was punished over the alleged massacre the company is now set to take an even bigger role in afghanistan as the u.s. withdraws its combat troops and as our team is going to reports there is concern washington could keep covering for its hired killers like this iraqi man son...
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well the company is doing even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace the party troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over her scenarios to protect human rights as r.t.s. game reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the same day dozens of other innocent iraqis were shot by trigger happy us professional killers they shot life human trying to kill everyone if you see no one at blackwater the firm for whom the hired guns work has been punished for the massacre two other private american security companies were contracted to carry out interrogations at the notorious abu ghraib prison in iraq a name synonymous now with her rethinking on rights violations including porcher rape and murder the us supreme court recently threw out a lawsuit alleging abuse of prisoners by the contractors. in a
well the company is doing even bigger role in afghanistan with the u.s. about to double its private army to replace the party troops meanwhile the un wants tighter control over her scenarios to protect human rights as r.t.s. game reports it's more convenient for the u.s. to use hired guns since their actions slip under the radar. this iraqi men son nine year old allie khilnani was shot dead by private american war contractors four years ago his brain fell to the ground between my feet on the...
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cruise missile strikes into afghanistan. we had the somalia situation, the bosnian war. we also had the rise of china. and in our industry, we have the rise of satellite services to the consumer. during the clinton the administration, i bought my first satellite dish for direct tv services. by the end of the decade, it is the same. to represent the clinton administration, we have two gentleman. richard was the assistant director for aeronautics and space -- in space. we also have the stephen moran. he was a policy adviser in the white house. once of caveat. -- one small caveat. steve has to take a phone call at a specific time. depending on how richard goes, we may have him just by himself. >> thank you. it is a pleasure to be here and to echo what mark said, to listen to this fascinating story as it on schools across time, i think clearly one of the themes we are hearing which i am sure will continue with the other speakers, is that although the administration's change in focus sometimes significantly, we have some very stable thames that are running through this story,
cruise missile strikes into afghanistan. we had the somalia situation, the bosnian war. we also had the rise of china. and in our industry, we have the rise of satellite services to the consumer. during the clinton the administration, i bought my first satellite dish for direct tv services. by the end of the decade, it is the same. to represent the clinton administration, we have two gentleman. richard was the assistant director for aeronautics and space -- in space. we also have the stephen...
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then let's move on to afghanistan. there came a time when it -- by the way, if you have not read about the account of what a few hundred special forces and armed cia people did in a few weeks in afghanistan after a sit-in for 11th, it is really worth reading. basically destroyed the camps, just a few hundred of them, including some wonderful cavalry horse charges. it's quite a story. but, in 2003 in the united nations says we need to know start stabilizing afghanistan. native took over the afghanistan campaign. and there we find yet another fault line developing. vendettas of fall line whose so-called caveat. some european allies simply did not wish to make war. it wanted areas where there were no shootings. others didn't want to fight at night. some didn't want to fight unless they have helicopters and so on. there were all these roles. we started to see folks who wanted to send soldiers out into the field consulting checklists to see what soldiers you could send out and what you could not. so this starts to develop.
then let's move on to afghanistan. there came a time when it -- by the way, if you have not read about the account of what a few hundred special forces and armed cia people did in a few weeks in afghanistan after a sit-in for 11th, it is really worth reading. basically destroyed the camps, just a few hundred of them, including some wonderful cavalry horse charges. it's quite a story. but, in 2003 in the united nations says we need to know start stabilizing afghanistan. native took over the...
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congolese or rice and others are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in afghanistan and iraq you know i did she is also responsible for thousands of dead americans many of them reservists and members of the national guard who did not join up to be sent thousands of kilometers away to a foreign land without knowing why they're fighting the best dog because they are fighting for personal interests of. america and their it has a reason it's history and for american barack obama has been elected the forty fourth president of the united states. was. when. i was. i'm sure also that you're just a useful idiot if you serve someone until you drop dead but are still down there are among the how there are also lots of fun to know what's in your noggin syria but don't drag me into it all the time that the bush the father where you hear them . first of all isn't that if i'm here because i want our country to be normal sovereign state i don't want foreign armies here that's not solving it is no american not german not even from ghana i get ted koppel's god. sent out i'm here because i
congolese or rice and others are responsible for the deaths of hundreds of thousands in afghanistan and iraq you know i did she is also responsible for thousands of dead americans many of them reservists and members of the national guard who did not join up to be sent thousands of kilometers away to a foreign land without knowing why they're fighting the best dog because they are fighting for personal interests of. america and their it has a reason it's history and for american barack obama has...
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sergeant leroy petry lives with a daily reminder of his sacrifice in afghanistan. he lost his hand picking up an insurgent's grenade to save two fellow soldiers. risking his life netted petry an invitation to the white house where he was saluted for his courage and bestowed the honor of becoming the only second living serviceman to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station. >>> there's a lot of buzz over a growing trend in hong kong. residents are turning to beekeeping there as a little bit of nature meets the concrete jungle. so far 11 urban beehives have sprouted up around the city that each hold about 10,000 bees. experts say hong kong is ideal for harvesting honey with nearly constant warm weather all year. >>> well, one family proves opposites really do attract. after this fawn's mother was killed, members of the community brought the baby to a nearby farm in texas. it was quickly adopted by a herd of goats and seems to have found the family that it
sergeant leroy petry lives with a daily reminder of his sacrifice in afghanistan. he lost his hand picking up an insurgent's grenade to save two fellow soldiers. risking his life netted petry an invitation to the white house where he was saluted for his courage and bestowed the honor of becoming the only second living serviceman to be awarded the medal of honor since the vietnam war. i'm lynn berry, and this is "early today," just your first stop of the day, today on your nbc station....
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how important was he to the united states and to afghanistan? >> reporter: he was hugely important to his brother, hamid karzai, the president, because really, he was his eyes and ears, his political fixer in the south of the country. so really, for president karzai, he was a very important stabilizing and controlling figure in the south of afghanistan in the kandahar region. certainly there had been a lot of rumors about him, rumors that he was involved in the drug trade, rumors that he has built military forces that have helped on cia-led operations inside afghanistan, and he has certainly never been able to disquiet those rumors and they have been around now for a number of years. but this is a man who it's very hard to find people in kandahar who will say a bad word against him. when i was there asking government officials about him just before christmas, no one would say a bad word about him, which to me at the time felt very much like an indication that he was the real strong man in kandahar and really, that's the person that he was. wheth
how important was he to the united states and to afghanistan? >> reporter: he was hugely important to his brother, hamid karzai, the president, because really, he was his eyes and ears, his political fixer in the south of the country. so really, for president karzai, he was a very important stabilizing and controlling figure in the south of afghanistan in the kandahar region. certainly there had been a lot of rumors about him, rumors that he was involved in the drug trade, rumors that he...
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is the afghanistan central government introducing the rule of law? have we not already defeated al qaeda? and so who are we fighting and why? for $10 billion a month, mr. speaker, our expectations as taxpayers, as americans, as members of congress should be high. is it too much to think that $10 billion a month to buy a stable ally, ally capable of standing on its own two feet, taking responsibility for its own security and having respect for the rule of law? instead, corruption and chaos are ruling the day in kabul. basic government institutions are failing to provide services. president karzai has tried to establish a special court, in fact, for the purpose of stripping 62 members of parliament of their seats and the financial system is teetering on the brink of collapse. with the head of the central bank fleeing the country and accusing karzai's regime of fraud and cronism. just a few days ago, mr. speaker, a brawl broke out on the floor of the afghanistan parliament with one member throwing a shoe at another member when a motion was proposed to i
is the afghanistan central government introducing the rule of law? have we not already defeated al qaeda? and so who are we fighting and why? for $10 billion a month, mr. speaker, our expectations as taxpayers, as americans, as members of congress should be high. is it too much to think that $10 billion a month to buy a stable ally, ally capable of standing on its own two feet, taking responsibility for its own security and having respect for the rule of law? instead, corruption and chaos are...
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there's 9/11 which led to afghanistan and eventually the conflict in iraq. and all of which of course unpaid for. but what of course didn't help was the fact that the economy has struggled substantially. there is far less spending, consumer spending, business spending not as much money coming in. it's an unsustainable solution. those aren't the only issues. since then, the government have enact it had economic stimulus program, they have been taking a very aggressive activist approach to prop up the economy that has led to a lot of spunding you should the obama administration all of which is a driver, a huge -- you add all of those factors that i just mentioned and we're in the problem we're in today. host: delaware, republican. caller: i've been talking to a lot of people and my issue is this. i think that president obama and the senate congress and so on and so forth should all take a pay cut. i think that they go home every night to their cushy little pads and obama, he's for the rich always and forever. and us, there is no middle class. all there is is t
there's 9/11 which led to afghanistan and eventually the conflict in iraq. and all of which of course unpaid for. but what of course didn't help was the fact that the economy has struggled substantially. there is far less spending, consumer spending, business spending not as much money coming in. it's an unsustainable solution. those aren't the only issues. since then, the government have enact it had economic stimulus program, they have been taking a very aggressive activist approach to prop...
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from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his questioning. across the house -- has to the afghan led. we don't want to see a sort of bad tribal -- that would lead to future instability. clearly it has got to be a proper reconciliation process. what i am scene and a timetable has existed, is a positive engagement from afghanistan and pakistan in talking about their shared future and in the end we can push and encourage and work with but in the end those two countries have to make decisions together about how to be more secure. >> welcome the fact that peace negotiations a
from afghanistan. can i commend him for setting a timetable because that is the way to accelerate the process in kabul and make president hamid karzai set up and engage in some of the talks that are already taking place and i agree with my right hon. friend is wrong to internationalize this process. it has to be done through tribal structures in afghanistan and fought by themselves and for themselves. is not something we can supervise from the un. >> i thank my hon. friend for his...
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ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states but they are paying $400 a gallon for fuel. i do not think they're buying it from afghanistan. guest: you announced me a question about how much of the gasoline price is. i gave you the answer for the cost in the afghanistan market. -- you asked me a question about how much of the gasoline prices. where they get from, i do not know. the purposes they are using the gas for, i also do not know. the price i am giving you is the price in the local markets. host: this question is from twitter about secret talks going on with the taliban. do you feel the taliban should be par
ambassador, have you lived in afghanistan? guest: i grew up in afghanistan. i was educated in afghanistan. i received my master's degree in afghanistan and have worked in afghanistan. caller: what is the price of fuel in afghanistan for gas and diesel? guest: for a gallon, is the equivalent of -- is the equivalent of $1.20. caller: $1.20 a gallon? last week on c-span, a u.s. representative from ohio quoted that gasoline costs $400 a gallon. i am glad there is no corruption in the united states...
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you count savings from withdrawal of troops, from afghanistan and from iraq. you have some other defense cuts can, you have a whole bunch of discretionary cuts. you do some little things on mandatory programs that are not social security or medicare. and so then the deal gets done and some ofhese big questions on medicare and taxes get saved for the 2012 campaign. on the other hand, whenou read quotes which you occasionally read, from congressional staffers, republican staff are saying, you know, ybe a showdown in whiche don't get this deal isn't the worst thing. that does make you wonder how many people within congress think that actually no deal would be better than a deal. and my colleague david brooks argues that that would be very bad for the republicans politically. i'm not so sure about that. there is only one president and there's only one ecomy and i think there's a chance that chaos and no deal actually hurts the white house and to the extent that the republicans agree with that, then we could be in for a really dicey couple of months. >> rose: thank
you count savings from withdrawal of troops, from afghanistan and from iraq. you have some other defense cuts can, you have a whole bunch of discretionary cuts. you do some little things on mandatory programs that are not social security or medicare. and so then the deal gets done and some ofhese big questions on medicare and taxes get saved for the 2012 campaign. on the other hand, whenou read quotes which you occasionally read, from congressional staffers, republican staff are saying, you...
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military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically u.s. . so many military and security functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and this is what we have extremely concerned that we have coleen is for relation to the national at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways to hold contractors accountable but so far the u.s. justice system has largely failed to do so for seeing around the world cases of kidnapping rape murder. and we see very very only very rare cases in which states are actually a criminal investigation or prosecution or sing out of. what experts say further privatization of war is convenient for the american government because among other reasons it doesn't have to justify the deaths of troops at home the president whoever the president may be can get us involved in conflicts only using uniform forces to do the official fighting and then thousands
military forces withdraw from iraq and afghanistan the number of contractors is set to grow dramatically u.s. . so many military and security functions to these security companies they are not regulated in that they are not control and this is what we have extremely concerned that we have coleen is for relation to the national at the international level so that. companies are accountable but washington is reluctant to lead an international body regulate their activities saying it will find ways...
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well as the us and its allies prepared sheeple thousands of troops out of afghanistan washington's turns its sights to the home front america's new counterterrorism strategy calls for refocus of resources to combat domestic terror threats before more i'm joined live from the u.s. capitol by lawrence wilkerson who served as chief of staff to former secretary of state colin powell many fans of being with us here on our see you know do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted as the. threats of domestic terror we need growing in the us. i don't think so i do think that the situation in afghanistan and for that matter in iraq based on strategic necessity we caused a disaster in the persian gulf by destroying the balance of power between iran and iraq and we are now that balance of power so we're not leaving iraq any time soon we may say we are but we're not in afghanistan we destabilize pakistan we stayed too long we lingered too long we've drone strike into the into the pocket proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such a powd
well as the us and its allies prepared sheeple thousands of troops out of afghanistan washington's turns its sights to the home front america's new counterterrorism strategy calls for refocus of resources to combat domestic terror threats before more i'm joined live from the u.s. capitol by lawrence wilkerson who served as chief of staff to former secretary of state colin powell many fans of being with us here on our see you know do you think that this change in security strategy is warranted...
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council's mandate in libya however both sides praised joint efforts in battling the drug problem in afghanistan saying the corporation is showing signs of success. and right now an update about breaking news on the passenger ferry that sank on the riba volga in russia's republic of tatarstan one hundred sixty nine people have been rescued from the vessel but at least one woman is dead and that leaves three people unaccounted for and the emergency is ministry has deployed teams to the scene in the effort to save those who are missing at the moment and it's not yet known how the vessel got into trouble before sinking in twenty meter deep water so the double decker ship called the area was built in one nine hundred fifty five inches. on to some more of today's world news in brief now there has been violence in bangladesh show but trying to constitution to make the predominantly muslim regional secular police use tear gas to disperse angry islamist protesters at least fifty or forty injured. remains the fish the government has removed a colonel stating absolute faith and trust and. an israeli airst
council's mandate in libya however both sides praised joint efforts in battling the drug problem in afghanistan saying the corporation is showing signs of success. and right now an update about breaking news on the passenger ferry that sank on the riba volga in russia's republic of tatarstan one hundred sixty nine people have been rescued from the vessel but at least one woman is dead and that leaves three people unaccounted for and the emergency is ministry has deployed teams to the scene in...
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first, we waged two wars in iraq and afghanistan, and we didn't pay for them. i think back in my history, and i can remember as a kid that every birthday i would receive a savings bond, u.s. savings bond. and i used to think it was interesting, they would hand me these $25 savings bonds and i knew they cost $18.25 but if i didn't do anything and held on to them, they would be worth $25. grandma and grandpa would give me the $25 savings bond and i knew it cost $18.25. those savings bonds is how we fund wars. americans sack tpaoeuzed -- sacrificed and they bought savings bonds. it was my family tradition. it was the tradition in america. when it came to the two most recent wars -- iraq and afghanistan -- it didn't happen. we borrowed the money from other countries. during that eight-year period of time under president bush, we wage twaod wars and borrowed the money and added it to the national debt. and we did something else. no president in the history of the united states of america ever has cut taxes in the midst of a war. and you know why? because you have yo
first, we waged two wars in iraq and afghanistan, and we didn't pay for them. i think back in my history, and i can remember as a kid that every birthday i would receive a savings bond, u.s. savings bond. and i used to think it was interesting, they would hand me these $25 savings bonds and i knew they cost $18.25 but if i didn't do anything and held on to them, they would be worth $25. grandma and grandpa would give me the $25 savings bond and i knew it cost $18.25. those savings bonds is how...